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Re: Who Is Really Nigeria's Greatest Footballer? by Timoleon(m): 1:41pm On Apr 02, 2020 |
If okochas talents brought about end products he would have won team and individual laurels. Many street boys exist that have talents not all make it to the big time. Okocha lacked ambition I dare say. He was contented to just appear and entertain. He wasn’t a competitive footballer.Yes the likes of xavi xabi Gerrard Lampard or pirlo May not have jay jay’S Technical ‘potentials’ the little they had was used exponentially. As good as ronaldinho was, once he lost focus, Barca dropped him and from there it was a downhill slope for him. At best, okocha was a potential that was never truly realized. A case of what could have been. Jokerman: |
Re: Who Is Really Nigeria's Greatest Footballer? by Timoleon(m): 1:46pm On Apr 02, 2020 |
It is not about comparison it wether or not they were also rans before he came. It’s like saying etoo put Cameroon on the map in afcon. They were already a feared team but with etoo they became better. Argentia were South American giants, former world champions on two occasions. You could say Maradona restored glory not that he introduced it to them. Jokerman: |
Re: Who Is Really Nigeria's Greatest Footballer? by Jokerman(m): 1:53pm On Apr 02, 2020 |
Timoleon: They won the world cup once with Kempes in 78... Lost the final in 30. Maradona made Argentina a team to reckon with in football |
Re: Who Is Really Nigeria's Greatest Footballer? by robosky02(m): 6:23pm On Apr 02, 2020 |
Emmanuel Amunike (born 25 December 1970) is a Nigerian former professional football player, who played as an winger. and a football coach Amunike played 27 times for Nigeria, scoring nine goals.[3] He was part of the team that participated at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, scoring against Bulgaria and Italy;[4][5] also in that year, he helped the Super Eagles win the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia, eventually being voted African Footballer of the Year. Additionally, Amunike played all the games at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, scoring the winning goal in the final as the national team won the gold medal.[6] Knee problems kept him out of the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Managerial career on 23 December 2008, Amuneke took on training duties for some teams in Nigeria, after completing two years of training courses in Europe. Amunike coached the Nigeria national U17 football team to win the World Cup in 2015. On 6 August 2018, he was appointed as the coach of the Tanzania national football team.[10] He managed to qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, but he resigned from training the team after losing all three games.[11][12] In November 2019, he said he was looking for a new job. Honours and achievements Player Sporting CP Taça de Portugal: 1994–95 Barcelona Copa del Rey: 1996–97 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations: 1994; runner-up: 2000 Individual African Footballer of the Year: 1994 BBC African Footballer of the Year: 1996
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Re: Who Is Really Nigeria's Greatest Footballer? by jaszplus12(m): 6:53pm On Apr 02, 2020 |
Timoleon:Simple! And thank you for that simple comparison. |
Re: Who Is Really Nigeria's Greatest Footballer? by chiboy1116: 12:03am On Apr 03, 2020 |
Jodhar:midfield general? Which maradona did u watch ? Pirlo , xavi , iniesta , Zidane , riquellme , schooles . These guys are midfield generals not maradona . Maradona was an attacking midfielder or a second striker . |
Re: Who Is Really Nigeria's Greatest Footballer? by Jodhar: 11:44am On Apr 18, 2020 |
chiboy1116:You don't know what you are talking about |
Re: Who Is Really Nigeria's Greatest Footballer? by robosky02(m): 12:38pm On Apr 18, 2020 |
chiboy1116: Only 2 Nigerian can stand in the world with the legend's KANU and Okocha 1 Like
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Re: Who Is Really Nigeria's Greatest Footballer? by Mike4S: 1:09pm On Apr 18, 2020 |
Mikel Obi did not win more laurels than Kanu. I checked the record to see that some of the things added in Obi's laurels are not added in Kanu's case. Examples are the ones won with Iwuanyanwu back home. If EPL and other European league trophies are considered, same be the case of the ones won in the home front. Also International trophy like World Club Championship was not added to that of Kanu. What about European Super cup which Obi has lost on two occasions. SO KANU REMAINS THE BETTER PLAYER WHEN COMPARED TO OBI |
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